Christian Görke isn’t against Germany easing its borrowing rules, he just doesn’t want “a pure economic stimulus for the arms industry.” The veteran Left Party lawmaker is part of a new class of parliamentarians that will arrive in the Bundestag next month to form a powerful opposition against incoming Christian Democratic chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The lightning rally in the euro comes after Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announced a deal to fund investment in defence and infrastructure, as European leaders prepare to shoulder more of the burden for the region’s security and support Ukraine.

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its allies. Friedrich Merz, the

Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday resulted from a “deliberate escalation” by the U.

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its allies. Friedrich Merz, the

Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, and summit chairman Antonio Costa discussed over breakfast in Brussels ways to fortify Europe’s defenses on a short deadline. Merz pushed plans this week to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending.

A surge of demand caused by the war in Ukraine has made defence firms stars among Germany’s listed companies. Their share prices have leapt. Announcements on March 4th by Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany’s next chancellor,

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a conversation with Friedrich Merz, leader of the CDU party, which won the German Bundestag elections. They agreed on positions to support Ukraine. According to Zelenskyy,

Forget the back-slapping pol ready to banter about the Bundesliga; Friedrich Merz is a former corporate lawyer who wrote a book urging voters to “Dare for More Capitalism”—in 2008. German voters hardly flocked to the beanpole-shaped fellow,

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected as Europe faces the prospect of the U.S. cutting it adrift.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday

Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Germany's Friedrich Merz have spoken about how to continue cooperation after US President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on military aid to Ukraine. DW has the latest.